Alternative HR will be providing training for employers on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on a webinar scheduled for Thursday, February 6 at noon. Rhonda Toft, an HR Senior Consultant with the company, will be the primary presenter.

The PWFA applies to all employers with 15 or more employees. It requires employers to make changes to the work environment, or make changes to how things are usually done, in order to remove work-related barriers to workers affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The PWFA not only affords protections to employees immediately upon hire, but also to applicants for employment.

Employers also need to understand how the PWFA interacts with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the PUMP Act and FMLA. The PWFA requires different types of accommodations than does the ADA or FMLA, and the definition of ‘temporary’ under PWFA is significantly different than that under the ADA.

This webinar will help employers understand who is covered, what the employer obligations are, how workers can request accommodations, and how employers determine what is reasonable or not. The session will include a Q & A.